1. Violence and religion in perspective David G. Bromley and J. Gordon
Melton; 2. Dramatic denouements David G. Bromley; 3. Challenging
misconceptions about the new religions-violence connection J. Gordon Melton
and David G. Bromley; 4. Sources of volatility in religious movements
Thomas Robbins; 5. Crises of charismatic legitimacy and violent behavior in
new religious movements Lorne L. Dawson; 6. Public agency involvement in
government-religious movement confrontations Stuart A. Wright; 7. Watching
for violence: a comparative analysis of the roles of five types of
cult-watching groups Eileen Barker; 8. Mass suicide and the Branch
Davidians John R. Hall; 9. Occult masters and the temple of doom: the fiery
end of the Solar Temple Massimo Introvigne and Jean-Francois Mayer; 10.
Dramatic confrontations: Aum Shinrikyo against the world Ian Reader; 11.
Making sense of the Heaven's Gate suicides Robert W. Balch and David
Taylor; 12. Lessons from the past, perspective for the future David G.
Bromley and J. Gordon Melton.
